Proverbs 14:7 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 14:7 NIV (New International Version)
Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
Proverbs 14:7 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
Proverbs 14:7 NLT (New Living Translation)
Stay away from fools, for you won’t find knowledge on their lips.
Proverbs 14:7 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Stay away from a foolish person; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
Proverbs 14:7 KJV (King James Version)
Go from the presence of a foolish man, When thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
Proverbs 14:7 NKJV (New King James Version)
Go from the presence of a foolish man, When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
Proverbs 14:7 MSG (The Message)
Escape quickly from the company of fools; they’re a waste of your time, a waste of your words.
Proverbs 14:7 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Leave the presence of a fool, Or you will not discern words of knowledge.
Proverbs 14:7 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Leave the presence of a [shortsighted] fool, For you will not find knowledge or hear godly wisdom from his lips.
Proverbs 14:7 NET (New English Translation)
Leave the presence of a foolish person, or you will not understand wise counsel.